All better

Well I'm finally all better but my house looks like a bomb went off. I'm currently in the process of converting one of my spare bedrooms into my own private haven/ office. It seems that working out of a corner of your dimly lit bedroom while fending off  lap cats is not conducive to a productive work environment.At the moment my spare bedroom is not very inspiring. It is mostly just a cat haven with ugly carpet.

  I decided the best thing was to rip up the carpet knowing full well it will be awhile before anything other than a concrete slab replaces it. To offset the cold floor, I recently purchased a GORGEOUS! rug from the early 1900s. Hopefully it will be here sometime this week as I found out that my concrete was not so pretty.                                                                      

The floor might be fugly but that closet makes me smile every time I walk into it! It currently holds all my store inventory and I struggle daily not to play dress up. A good chunk of what's in there hasn't even been listed.

This is a hard one... This is a 2004 Aquilone Bottega Veneta Limited Edition 032/150 that I scored on ebay for a sinfully low price. I purchased it to resell but we'll have to wait and see on this beauty!

Beautiful silk PRADA dress.....

I love the neckline! If anyone knows what collection this is from let me know.

Some lovelies hiding at the bottom.

ankle length MOSCHINO

ugh and ergh

Since I have still yet to recover from the flu, I decided on a little visual inspiration for a mood lifter...enjoy!

Happy Birthday

 Today happens to be be my birthday and I am lucky enough to share it with Christian Dior.... the man.

Christian Dior was born with a silver spoon in Granville, France (Jan 21, 1905).

His growing up years were spent in museums and galleries, but instead of taking up art, he studied Political Science at the Ecole des Sciences Politiques (1925).

Two years after graduation, he served the obligatory 2 years in the French Army. After he got out, he opened an art gallery and was an art dealer from 1928-1931.

When the U.S. was undergoing its worst depression in history, Christian Dior felt it in his personal life. In 1931, his mother died of cancer, his father's company declared bankruptcy and Christian Dior himself contracted tuberculosis.

As the saying goes, "When God closes a door, he opens a window," Christian Dior's fashion design talent started to show during this very sad period of his life. He started to work as a fashion illustrator and then as an assistant designer.

But in 1939, the winds of war hit Europe and Christian Dior was one of the many who were deployed by the French Army. After the war, he went back to fashion designing and finally in 1947, he launched the House of Dior and "The New Look."

Considered revolutionary by the fashion press, "The New Look" was actually called "Corolle Line" by Christian Dior himself. It was back to femininity and luxury after the "manly and depraved" look due to the war.

Rounded shoulders, cinched waist and bell skirts created in luxurious fabrics - that was what Christian Dior showed the world in 1947. It was an instant success and assured Dior a place in the annals of fashion history.

Christian Dior's career as a top fashion designer only lasted 10 years (he died in 1957).

The House of Dior continued to live, first under Yves Saint Laurent, and currently under John Galliano. It is now a member of the LVMH group of companies famous for its luxury goods product lines. (excerpt by Boyd Davis)

Unfortunately for me I am not near as glamorous today...I have the flu. Happy 28th Birthday anyway!

Happy Pancakes

I had a wonderful dream about a place called Happy Pancakes...they had a drive thru and served any combination of pancakes you could think of. I'm quite disappointed now that I'm awake, as I know of no such place.........

Brrrr

I'm sure Marilyn was nice and toasty! 

   

So beautiful but oh! so cold...

                                                    Let's just stay in bed...

                                                                          ..........with a warm cup of tea.

                                                   If you must venture out, do it with style!

          Wake me when it's Spring...................

I feel pretty...

Actually I'm feeling rather blah today..I tried to get myself motivated to add some new things to my shop but it was cold and I was lazy and thought that curling up on the couch seemed like a better idea.